Expect the un-expected!

I guess I write this if for no other reason; just to say that you should always be prepared and be in your best form possible while playing.

I play in my church every Sunday morning. I am the only instrument other then the Organ and every once in a while a Flute.

As it turns out this past Sunday we all were there; well the Organ is always there so I should say that our Flute player was there also.

So we warm up and then itâ€™s time for mass. 10:30 AM we start right on cue with our entrance hymn Jesus Is Risen nothing real difficult about this piece itâ€™s in 4 sharps in 3/2 time mostly quarter notes with a few half notes.

Just then a huge crack of thunder and pow; the lights go out and the church goes dark. We are about 6 bars into our hymn and suddenly I find that Iâ€™m doing a solo with a Flute accompaniment.

Confused I look over at the Organist who just stands up and starts directing the choir so I kept playing, thank goodness I have a battery powered light on my stand so I could see my music no problem.

Itâ€™s funny because as I was warming up I thought to myself something that I never think, â€œWow you sound good today!â€

Maybe this was Godâ€™s way of showing approval? Who knows? Just thought Iâ€™d share this very strange experience.

After a minute or so the power was restored and all went on as usual from there.

At the church where I play, one Easter Vigil they turned off the lights in the choir loft when they darkened the church. My other trumpeter said " I've never seen anyone swear, play trumpet, and flick their BIC at the same time before tonight!" I also burned my hand with the lighter. ( thats what I get for swearing in church!)

At the church where I play, one Easter Vigil they turned off the lights in the choir loft when they darkened the church. My other trumpeter said " I've never seen anyone swear, play trumpet, and flick their BIC at the same time before tonight!" I also burned my hand with the lighter. ( thats what I get for swearing in church!)

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Just picturing this is priceless!

I imagine that had I not had my battery powered light on my stand I too would have cursed in Church!

I did a church gig once. It was at xmas time and I volenterd to do a song or two. It was fun, but here come's the interseting thing. I the middle of a song the power when out. It was pich black in there. I could not see anything. I had to stop and set down on the bench's behind me. Till me power came back own, with took like 15 min. After that I restarded the song and contunded the gig.
You see your not a alone.

At the church where I play, one Easter Vigil they turned off the lights in the choir loft when they darkened the church. My other trumpeter said " I've never seen anyone swear, play trumpet, and flick their BIC at the same time before tonight!" I also burned my hand with the lighter. ( thats what I get for swearing in church!)

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Just picturing this is priceless!

I imagine that had I not had my battery powered light on my stand I too would have cursed in Church!

Thanks for sharing that; it was good!

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A couple of years ago while on vacation I was invited to "stand in" with the local community band.... the one that is led by a condorktor (plays stand-up bass while conducting). They were playing an evening concert beside a lake (I believe it was an equinox celebration or some such mystical ritual). As the sun fell, shadows grew, and the bats started their evening dinner flight, the band members all pulled miners' lamps out of their gig bags and put them on. I had my son stand behind me with a flashlight on the music (not having been forewarned). It was too much fun (which shortly thereafter deteriorated into a wine-and-cheese around a campfire).